Patents by Inventor Melinda L. Miller

Melinda L. Miller has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7782697
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a hybrid DRAM is provided that includes: a sense amplifier including a differential amplifier and regenerative latch, wherein the differential amplifier and regenerative latch are constructed using core transistors; and a plurality of memory cells coupled to the sense amplifier through a pair of bit lines, wherein the memory cells are constructed using I/O transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Novelics, LLC.
    Inventors: Esin Terzioglu, Gil I. Winograd, Melinda L. Miller
  • Patent number: 7768813
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a DRAM is provided that includes: a word line intersecting with a pair of bit lines, the DRAM including a memory cell at each intersection, each memory cell including an access transistor adapted to couple a storage cell to the corresponding bit line if its gate voltage is raised; and a word line compensation circuit adapted to compensate for a capacitively-coupled voltage increase on the corresponding bit line if the access transistor's gate voltage is raised.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Novelics, LLC.
    Inventors: Esin Terzioglu, Melinda L. Miller
  • Patent number: 7715262
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a hybrid DRAM is provided that includes: a sense amplifier including a differential amplifier and regenerative latch, wherein the differential amplifier and regenerative latch are constructed using core transistors that have a relatively thin gate oxide; and a plurality of memory cells coupled to the sense amplifier through a pair of bit lines, wherein each memory cell includes an access transistor coupled to a storage cell, the access transistor having a relatively thick gate oxide, whereby the storage capacitor is capable of being charged to a VIO power supply voltage that is greater than a VDD power supply voltage for the core transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Novelics, LLC
    Inventors: Morteza Cyrus Afghahi, Esin Terzioglu, Gil I. Winograd, Melinda L. Miller
  • Publication number: 20090010041
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a hybrid DRAM is provided that includes: a sense amplifier including a differential amplifier and regenerative latch, wherein the differential amplifier and regenerative latch are constructed using core transistors that have a relatively thin gate oxide; and a plurality of memory cells coupled to the sense amplifier through a pair of bit lines, wherein each memory cell includes an access transistor coupled to a storage cell, the access transistor having a relatively thick gate oxide, whereby the storage capacitor is capable of being charged to a VIO power supply voltage that is greater than a VDD power supply voltage for the core transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: Morteza Cyrus Afghahi, Esin Terzioglu, Gil I. Winograd, Melinda L. Miller
  • Publication number: 20080266987
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a DRAM is provided that includes: a word line intersecting with a pair of bit lines, the DRAM including a memory cell at each intersection, each memory cell including an access transistor adapted to couple a storage cell to the corresponding bit line if its gate voltage is raised; and a word line compensation circuit adapted to compensate for a capacitively-coupled voltage increase on the corresponding bit line if the access transistor's gate voltage is raised.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Esin Terzioglu, Melinda L. Miller
  • Publication number: 20080266992
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a hybrid DRAM is provided that includes: a sense amplifier including a differential amplifier and regenerative latch, wherein the differential amplifier and regenerative latch are constructed using core transistors; and a plurality of memory cells coupled to the sense amplifier through a pair of bit lines, wherein the memory cells are constructed using I/O transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Esin Terzioglu, Gil I. Winograd, Melinda L. Miller